South Sudan: Antonio Guterres - Salva Kiir Is Ignoring Famine

24 March 2017

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has accused South Sudan's government of ignoring the plight of 100,000 people suffering from famine , 7.5 million in need of humanitarian aid and thousands more fleeing fighting .

Guterres' rebuke was delivered to the country's president, Salva Kiir , on Thursday, mentioning "a refusal by the leadership to even acknowledge the crisis or to fulfil its responsibilities to end it".

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